Toolkit: A People’s Advent for Ordination Justice
Join us on the first Sunday of Advent, November 29th, as we canvas prophetic messages around key Catholic dioceses. How much longer must Catholics wait for the Church to recognize priestly people of all genders?
Advent of Liberation: Calendar of Reflections
This Advent calendar brings together voices from across faith perspectives to share their experiences of Emmanuel — God with us. Subscribe today!
Answering the Call: An Advent Retreat for 2020
For those seeking a restorative space to reconnect to: organizing for social justice, spiritual practice and self-care, and cultivating community within a faith-based space, we invite you to participate in this three-part Advent retreat.
A Virtual Border Experience
Join us to get a pulse on what’s happening on the border now and to explore what the future may hold for a comprehensive immigration policy that honors the dignity of each person.
Help us fight loneliness. Build inclusive Catholic communities.
If you’re able, will you chip in right now to help our Re/Generators continue their work building Christian community?
Vocations Awareness Week: November 1-9
The USCCB has designated November 1-7, 2020 to be National Vocations Awareness Week. Join our friends at Women’s Ordination Conference in calling for a more inclusive celebration of vocations!
As a Mexican Catholic, I'm outraged
Judge Barrett — a Mike Pence Catholic — must not become the face of Catholicism in America.
October and November Working Groups
Since June, our four strategy working groups have been building toward Advent. We are now entering the home stretch of our National Campaign. In these final months of Ordinary Time, we invite you to step into our work for justice.
Appeal: A new season of church reform
As summer comes to an end, we at Call To Action once more look back and look forward—at what we have cultivated and at what has emerged organically. We invite you to plant your resources and grow our Church with us, through our campaign for vital, coordinated church reform.
Get involved: CTA and anti-racism
All of these projects are in their early stages, and we need you to help bring them to fruition. Wherever you are in the country, there are ways for you to support Black, Indigenous, and anti-racist Catholic organizing.
How to Start a Chapter: Call
On Tuesday, October 6, join us for an hour-long call about how to start a chapter! At this gathering, you’ll connect with other people around the country who are thinking about starting CTA chapters.
Introducing 2020-21 Intern Mac Svolos
Mac will be working with CTA for the 2020-2021 school year as part of his M.Div. training at Loyola University Chicago.
NCR: Call to Action places emphasis on anti-racism work, action
"I want to tell you I think CTA is a gem in the Catholic Church," Brittenum said. "We're addressing racism — not as best we can — but we're working on it. That's all you're ever going to be able to say you're doing."
People’s History of Vatican II Series Begins
How did Vatican II shape individuals, Call To Action, and our Church as a whole? In a second phase of this project, we are publicly documenting memories of Vatican II through a series of posts on our website.
How to Start a Chapter: An Interview with Dale Avers and Dominic Surya
There is no single blueprint for a CTA chapter. We encourage people to start chapters to meet the needs of their own communities.
Young Adults Join Vision Council
“Many shared that they were passing the baton to me and the other young adults. My response is that I am passing the baton back and that we need to share it; the work of justice requires all of us to be active in the now.”
August and September Working Groups
As July turns to August, we’ve scheduled the next two months of our working group meetings.
Looking to Advent
We chose Advent as a time for coordinated action because of its symbolic resonance. Advent is the beginning of the Catholic year. It is the time of preparation for the birth of Christ, a time of gestation, anticipation, and longing.
Anti-Racism: CTA’s Commitment and Legacy
We are living through a radical reclamation of the story of the United States, and I believe that Call To Action must play a role.